Heel-sweep brace.



VHEEL-swinEr BRACE.

To all whom z' may concern l f Be it known that'I, HENRY J, G ooDLETT, a citizen Vof the United States, yresiding at Laneville, inthe 'county' of Rusk and State* of TeXas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heel-Sweepl Braces; and .I do lhereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact r description of the in-r vention, such as will enable-others skilled in theart to which it appertains` to make and use the same, reference being had `to the accompanying clrawings,.'and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon,

. p whichform a part of this specification.' a 15 This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ,attachments to cultivators y l for strengthening the heel sweep thereof and prevent the same from rocking upon the foot.

The invention comprises a simple and efliw cient brace for this purpose having various details of construction, combinations and lar-` rangements of parts which will' be hereinafter rfully described, shown in the accom-y panying drawings .and then specifically de-V ned in the appended' claim.

My linvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, yin which l Figure l is a rearview showing the application of my invention to a cultivator.

F ig. 2 is a detail of thebra'ce removed from the cultivator.

Reference now being had tothe details of v the drawings by letter, A designates a cul' tivator having wings A` vand mounted be! tween'the bars B, secured to the beam C in the usual mannery upon cultivators `of this type. My invention Y comprises the brace plate which has a shank portionD which Copies ofvthis'patent may bell obtained for five cents each, by addressing l Washington, D O.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

"and has l an an A` thus yforming is' curved and extends between the vbars B,

a preventing llateral movement to, the' brace gular-outlinedl "opening F .therein` The 'plate vproper is curved as- -shown to conform to the curvaturejof the y rear faces of'thekwings of the cultivator and contracted portions E vupon lthev 'upper part of the plate are bent tol form hooks Efwhich engage vover the upper edges of the wings securey means for strength-y ening and steadying the cultivator, A bolt K passes` through the aperture of the plate y and is engaged by a 'nut N whereby the brace l n may be securely held to the cultivator.`

l By the provision of a heel sweep brace made in accordance with my invention, it

f willlbe noted that, when the same isapplied 'f to the cultivator in the manner shown, the Aculti-vator will be prevented from rocking upon ythe foot and the wings strengthened' and held rigidlyl in proper position foreffectual service.

WhatI claim to be new is:-l j l In combination with a cultiv'ator `having supporting bars, a'heel, sweep brace made of a curved sheet of rmetal and -apertured, projections upon the'upper edge of the brace atented 0013.2, 1917. l Appliaionleanayrs,ieilanfseralivo.169,542,. l

which are bentto form hooks for engagement over the upper edges ofthe plow, and a curved shank portion of the plate engaging between the bars which vsupport the cultivator.V

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX-my signature in presence of two witnesses.

j HENRY JIMisoN .eooDLETr l Witnesses: p GRQDY B. Ross, NEWELL FITB."

`thev Commissioner of Patents," 

